Columbia SC News Update 10-13-2011

Flexible landlords land tenants in Columbia market Landlords willing to reduce rents or fix up their office buildings are landing tenants in Columbia market, according to a market report released Wednesday by Colliers International. Commerce, Agriculture join to promote agribusiness The agencies signed a memorandum of understanding to create a position of agribusiness project manager to promote investment and job creation.

USC researcher gets $3.7M grant to study sleep loss Shawn Youngstedt is beginning a national study to see just how much, or little, sleep people between the ages of 60 and 80 really need to remain physically and mentally healthy. SC Launch funds new portfolio company Pandoodle The $200,000 investment also marks a relocation for the personalized, interactive media company Columbia, S.C.

USC business professors win Moskowitz Prize The study by two University of South Carolina international business professors has shown that socially responsible companies pay higher returns to investors. Job of the Week The Gel Group Inc. is seeking a laboratory analyst in Charleston. The full-time position requires experience with analytical instrumentation and method development on GC, GC/MS and HPLC. The qualified candidate works independently with minimal supervision and has the ability to solve problems of method and instrumentation. Learn more or apply here.

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